My new interview with bookslut is up- i think you guys might enjoy it...

[BENDIS!]

An Interview with Brian Michael Bendis

http://www.bookslut.com/features/2009_02_014023.php

[Jim T.]

Nice - this will be my lunch time reading. I enjoy your long form interviews way more than what Newsarama and CBR usually have.

[Kedd]

Looking forward to it. Thanks

[Rod Nunley]

Excellent. I love that site. And not just because the word slut is involved.

[Lord Jermaine Retail]

And here I thought that everything under the sun had been talked about. Between print interviews, online stuff, and the prolific podcasts, so much has been discussed. But this one had some new things. Which makes me wonder if better questions are being asked or if Bendis is able to talk in more detail than at other points in the past. Hmm...

Either way, good piece!

[ItsDLEVY]

Great interview. I particularly liked all the stuff about the Peter/May relationship.

[Rod Nunley]

That was a good interview. Thanks for the link. Though I still don't think Spidey did anywhere near enough trash talking in the movies.

[Kman00001]

Great interview. Some interesting tidbits about Stan and about the Peter/May relationship. I'll keep the parts about pop culture in mind the next time I sit down to write something.


Rucka is best known for his interpretations of Daredevil and Wolverine? Really?

[Treacle]

Thanks for posting this.

I particularly liked how you handled the whole "having sex with black men is degrading" question.

[TheKraken]

That was a quality interview. I think you hit on some things I've never seen in any other article. Very cool.

[Ryudo]

Good interview. I liked the story about the movie. :)

[Dingo]

I loved the insight into the difference between being picked on and being abused, and how that would lead to it being a vengeance quest.

[Len Snark]

Awesome. Muy bien.

[LittleBastard]

An Interview with Brian Michael Bendis

http://www.bookslut.com/features/2009_02_014023.php

Doesn't that sig/pic violate Denny's rules?

:)

[JesterPepper?]

I really enjoyed that.

But I thought that X-Men was an intentional parallel to the Civil Rights movement. Am I misremembering Stan Lee's autobiography?

[nick maynard]

I really enjoyed that.

But I thought that X-Men was an intentional parallel to the Civil Rights movement. Am I misremembering Stan Lee's autobiography?
stan lee has an autobiography?

[JesterPepper?]

stan lee has an autobiography?

Excelsior!

I mean, that's the name of the book. Read it a while ago when it came out.

[scotthpdx]

Cool interview you book slut you.

[Dodge]

Enjoyed the interview, Mr. Bendis. Intelligent questions beget insightful answers. Much better than the fanboy tripe trying to get you to reveal the Ultimatum outcome (how does that end, btw?).

I've always enjoyed Ultimate Spidey for sticking to that "He gets bit by a spider and now he’s a man" premise. It brings him into an adult world, but he manages to keep a certain innocence - and that keeps the book fun!

Thank you for the Stan Lee lore. I love that man! He's my Dad, too! Keep up the great work, bro.

[leafinsectman]

Very nice and touching interview, especially the Stan Lee stuff but its also nice to know about the Aunt May = mom stuff. Thanks!

[Mylazycat]

One of the best best bendis interviews. Very nice. Once I started I couldn't stop.

[Dreg]

Thanks for posting this.

I particularly liked how you handled the whole "having sex with black men is degrading" question.

I was expecting him to say "Well, I'm of the opinion that having sex with literature is degrading. That's my bread and butter you're fucking!"

[Hoggie]

Very cool BENDIS. That was pretty neat what you said about Stan Lee.

[DAVE]

Wow, this is so dead-on:
Aunt May is a lot more accepting of Peter Parker being Spider-Man than I could imagine any mother being.
It’s funny because JMS has written his Aunt May [revelation story] and I remember I was in Greg Rucka’s [NOTE: Rucka is best known for his interpretations of Daredevil and Wolverine] garage and we were talking about if we had written that story Aunt May would have leveled him. “How could you blah blah blah blah blah…” And then I realized we both had Jewish mothers. We just had a different take on the relationship. And my mom would not stop. And then when I wrote it, it did become like my mother again where the instinct was “I’m so mad at you.” And she was pretty mad. And then there’s acceptance. Other than murdering someone I don’t think there’s anything I could do that my mother wouldn’t come to terms with. Any lifestyle I would choose my mom would handle. And that’s true but it wouldn’t be an easy road. And it’s still not an easy road. And [Aunt May] knowing just makes her much smarter. Someone coming out of the closet is the best version of that.
There’s Superman who’s the greatest American hero. He’s a liar. He’s lying to Lois Lane. He’s lying, lying, lying all the time. That’s not very heroic. It would be more interesting for people to know or for Peter to make the mistake of telling them. It is a mistake and Nick Fury told him it was a mistake and he has paid for that mistake dearly. I don’t want to ruin stuff that hasn’t come out yet, but I’ve written material with Aunt May recently concerning her immense pride over Peter and the massive sacrifice she’s made for him. To see him come out as such a great hero makes it all worthwhile. All that loss, all that loneliness, it’s all worthwhile. That definitely is something I relate to in my life. My mother did sacrifice an awful lot. She raised my brother and myself all by herself in the ‘70s and ‘80s. And it wasn’t easy. And she worked full-time and raised us and I know that not just with my career, but with my family and my children, that there’s a relief that washes over my mother. It was all worth it. I didn’t end up in jail. That is definitely the feeling I wanted to produce in the work because I definitely think they’re getting there.

[PimpSlapStick!]

Man that was a fine interview, Bendis almost had me crying like a little wuss. Luckily the anal sex with a blackman part of the interview snapped me outta it.

[SMACK!]

Tobey Maguire is a teen idol? Umm ok.
Great interview Brian.

What was the dialog you wrote for the Spider-Man movie?

[Sam Little]

Great interview. The ALIAS question was a little odd. But Bendis came back with a good answer. It must be weird to do interviews and get those kind of bizarre questions. Bendis must be used to it by now I guess. All the Stan Lee stuff was gold.